Oak Harbor's Jeremy Balboa, left, who is shown wrestling at the state tournament last season, was unbeaten in 10 matches as Oak Harbor finished second at the AAU Disney Duals in Orlando.

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Matthew Horn
Sports writer

Oak Harbor coach George Bergman only brings wrestlers to the AAU Disney Duals in Orlando who have not graduated from high school.

That makes the tournament very important as several Rockets step into expanded leadership positions for the first time. Bergman had no seniors on his roster for the high school season last year, but a similar group finished Disney Duals as runners-up this week.

"We had six kids who will be seniors," Bergman said. "We're experienced now. If you want to be a better wrestler you have to wrestle. Any time you get on the mat, you pick up techniques and learn. ...